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Funeral Establishment: Is a place of business located at a specific street address devoted to the care and preparation of dead human bodies for burial, disposition, cremation OR to conducting OR arranging funeral services for dead human bodies.

Branch Establishment: Is a place of business located at a specific street address which is a subsidiary of a licensed funeral establishment where any portion of the funeral service or arrangements for the disposition of a dead human body is conducted. It contains a casket display room, a viewing area, or an area for conducting funeral services, or all of them. A Branch Establishment DOES NOT include a prep room.

Crematory: Is a building or portion of a building which contains a cremation chamber and holding facility for performing cremations.

NOTE: The designated manager is responsible for all transactions conducted at the establishment, in compliance with the statutes, rules and regulations relating to funeral directing and embalming and establishments.

Please read the application instructions carefully as they provide more information on the requirements to obtain a license.

Employ as its manager a licensed funeral director and embalmer who is responsible for all transactions conducted in the branch establishment (exception: any person holding a valid license as only a funeral director may serve as a manager of a branch establishment)

Pass an on-site inspection.

Funeral Establishment

Employ as its manager a licensed funeral director and embalmer who is responsible for all transactions conducted in the funeral establishment (exception: any person holding a valid license as only a funeral director may serve as a manager of a funeral establishment)

Pass an on-site inspection.

Crematory

Location must meet local zoning, building and environmental regulations

Send a certificate showing the operator was trained by the Cremation Association of North America or by the maker of the cremation chamber

Meet operational and physical plant standards

Complete a self-inspection report.

Change in Location: Submit a NEW application to the Department at least 30 days prior to the change.

Change in Manager: Submit an application to the Department at least 15 days prior to the change.

Change in Name: Submit an application to the Department at least 30 days prior to the change.

Change in Owner: Submit an application to the Department at least 15 days prior to the change.

Change in Services Provided or Adding a Prep Room: Notify the Department of the establishment's intent to have a preparation room; and must have received a successful inspection rating within 30 days of the anticipated change in services.